University of Wisconsin President Ray Cross on Tuesday asked the Legislature's budget-writing committee to approve a new public authority for the UW System, a "dedicated and stable funding stream" and to reduce the governor's proposed $300 million budget cut over the next two years.

Shortly after he finished his testimony, a handful of protesters burst into the room shouting, "No cuts, no deals." Followed by four Capitol police officers, the protesters marched past the table where Cross was sitting to give testimony before the Joint Committee on Finance.

If Park Bank is liable for not spotting Sujata "Sue" Sachdeva's $34 million embezzlement from Koss Corp. and has to reimburse the company, Koss Chief Executive Michael Koss should also be ordered to personally pay the public company he runs, the bank argues in a new lawsuit.

Grant Thornton, Koss Corp.'s former auditor, should also have to pay a portion of any award that may be ordered, Park Bank argued in the latest twist in a long-running court fight stemming from Sachdeva's massive embezzlement.

"Park Bank denies any and all liability to Koss in this case," the bank said in its action. "Nevertheless, should Park Bank be found liable to Koss (Corp.) and required to pay damages to Koss, in this case, those damages will have been the result of a common liability of Park Bank, Michael Koss and Grant Thornton, thereby entitling Park Bank to (a) contribution from Michael Koss and Grant Thornton."(3)

Packers' QB options are very limited

Now that Brett Favre has retired and Aaron Rodgers has stepped into the starter's role, the Green Bay Packers have to start hunting for another quarterback.

Good luck with that.

Had they known Favre was going to retire maybe they could have used Corey Williams as trade bait for Cleveland quarterback Derek Anderson, but really, the Browns weren't going to make that deal. They seem pretty committed to Anderson and getting him signed to a three-year deal means they can groom Brady Quinn to be his replacement.

So who's left on the free agent market?

One guy with West Coast experience is Tim Rattay. There's probably a better chance that Craig Nall will come back. Kelly Holcomb is out there. Anyone the Packers would sign in free agency would be a veteran who could hold down the position for awhile if Rodgers got hurt.

The Packers will seriously have to explore the trade market if they want to get someone decent.

One option would be the Jets' Chad Pennington, who has been rumored to be on the trading block. Another would be Buffalo's J.P. Losman, who lost his starting job to rookie Trent Edwards and wants out. Yet another could be Washington's Mark Brunell, who was drafted by the Packers in 1993 and is third string behind Jason Campbell and the recently signed Todd Collins.

The Packers are almost guaranteed to take a quarterback in the draft. They need another young quarterback to develop in case Rodgers isn't the answer or leaves in free agency when his contract expires after the 2009 season.

Right now, the Packers have Rodgers, Dalton Bell and Jerry Baab on their roster. Nall is an unrestricted free agent.